human history

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hway jee temple

common tomb

west gate

 the tomb of Mr.Six

the heavenly hole and the blessed land--calligraphy by Mr. Pan

government officials' memorial

120 steps

yu-nong Reading Room

Chee-Shan Rock used to be the old site of the Kaitagulan Tribe.  In the Ching dynasty it became the land of the Drung Tribe.  From the construction of the hway jee temple、common tomb and the gates, we see that this is the holy land of the Drung.  From the heavenly hole and the blessed land we see even more evidence of the human history back then.

During the reign of the Japanese, it became the founding area of the national language, and the government officials' memorial was built.  The Chee-Shan Rock Temple and Mr.Six's tomb、120 steps became center of worship of the colonization era. Due to building of the national language learning center, the education of children, and a series of memorial ceremonies, Chee-Shan Rock became a type of symbol of the Japanese ruling class.

general Dai's tombAfter the government moved to Taiwan, in order to memorialize the leader General Dai, whose other name is yu-nong, a series roads and libraries dedicated in his name were built. ( such as the yu-nong road, yu-sheng road, and the yu-nong Reading Room. After they tore down the Chee-Shan Rock Temple, and built the library, what used to be the government officials' memorial and the late educators' memorial were abandoned.  Chee-Shan Rock became a military place, rather than a education place.  We can still see old camp sites, canon,abandoned posts, firearms factory, military posts, and the stonecape tower.  These relics tell again and again the rich and diverse history of this place.

<<Mr.Shee's interview>>

Q : Mr.Shee, you lived under both the Japanese reign and the current government, what is the difference in Chee-Shan Rock in these two periods?
A :  In the Japanese era, they set up schools here.  It is an undeniable fact that the Japanese really valued education above all others, and because they knew about Mr.Pan and his previous work here, and that's why they chose this place.  For a long time, this area is like a holy place for all educators to come and worship.

   After we defeated the Japanese, they still set up a Shih-Lin organization back in Japan, to memorialize Shih-Lin Elementary School, and students here will also go to Japan to visit their old teachers.  Under the current government, Chee-Shan Rock became a type of military place, and so normal civilians would not come to this place until recent years when it was open to the public.  So I would say that the atmosphere has shifted to a somewhat mysterious type.